Ali Shirzadi Babakan

Ali is an assistant professor of management information systems at the Terry College of Business. He received his Ph.D. in Business Administration-Information Systems from the Powers College of Business, Clemson University. Ali’s research investigates the value of information systems and technologies in the transportation, electric mobility, and supply chain management domains. His current research delves into the economic, societal, and environmental impacts of digital platforms, artificial intelligence (AI), and cyber-physical systems in these domains. His work has appeared in a book chapter and several peer-reviewed journal articles.

• PhD, Business Administration-Information Systems, Clemson University, 2024
• MS, Civil Engineering-Geospatial Information Systems (GIS), K.N. Toosi University of Technology, 2009
• BS, Civil Engineering-Geomatics, University of Tehran, 2006

• Transportation and Logistics Information Systems
• Electric Mobility
• Cyber-Physical Systems
• Human-AI Collaboration
• Sustainability

Journal Articles

• Karimi, F., Sultana, S., Babakan, A. S., and Suthaharan, S. (2021). Urban expansion modeling using an enhanced decision tree algorithm. Geoinformatica 25, 715-731.
• Karimi, F., Sultana, S., Babakan, A. S., and Suthaharan, S. (2019). An advanced support vector machine model for urban expansion prediction. Computers, Environment and Urban Systems 75, 61-75.
• Babakan, A. S., and Alimohammadi, A. (2016). An agent-based simulation of residential location choice of tenants in Tehran, Iran. Transactions in GIS, 20(1), 101-125.
• Babakan, A. S., and Taleai, M. (2015). Impacts of transport development on residence choice of renter households: An agent-based evaluation. Habitat International, 49, 275-285.
• Babakan, A. S., Alimohammadi, A., and Taleai, M. (2015). An agent-based evaluation of impacts of transport developments on the modal shift in Tehran, Iran. Journal of Development Effectiveness, 7(2), 230-251.
• Babakan, A. S., Alimohammadi, A., and Taleai, M. (2014). Traffic analysis zones design using spatial development of the k-means algorithm. Iranian Journal of Remote Sensing and GIS, 5(4), 51-68.
• Babakan, A. S., Taleai, M., and Alimohammadi, A. (2013). Public transportation mode selection in an urban corridor: Application of multi-criteria decision-making methods. Urban – Regional Studies and Research Journal, 5(18), 1-24.
• Babakan, A. S., and Mesgari, M. S. (2011). Travel demand modeling using census blocks (Case study: Tehran city). Spatial Planning (Modares Human Sciences), 15(1), 151-172
• Saberian, J., Mesgari, M. S., and Babakan, A. S. (2010). A new method for planning the urban bus transportation paths using GIS. Journal of Transportation Research, 7(1), 67-78.

Book Chapters

• Babakan, A. S., Karimi F., and Sultana S. (2021). Land suitability evaluation for organic agriculture: A case study in the US. In: Mueller L., Sychev V.G., Dronin N.M., and Eulenstein F. (eds.) Exploring and Optimizing Agricultural Landscapes. Innovations in Landscape Research. Springer, Cham.

• Outstanding Graduate Researcher Award, Clemson University, 2024
• Outstanding Graduate Teaching Assistant Award, Clemson University, 2023
• Graduate Teaching Assistant Excellence Award, Wilbur O. and Ann Powers College of Business, Clemson University, 2022-2023.
• Beta Gamma Sigma, The International Business Honor Society, inducted 2021

• Lecturer, Azad University, 2009-2016
• Geospatial Data Analyst, Negasht Andishe Sabz Co., 2008-2010